How do you spell Expenditure?
Correct spelling
expenditure
EXPEND + ITURE. Think: expend.
Why is expenditure spelled this way?
From Latin expendere, to weigh out. EX (out) + PENDERE (to weigh). An expenditure weighs out resources — spending measured in the weight of what leaves your hands.
Common misspellings of expenditure
expendatureexpendetureexpinditureexpendichure
Example
Government expenditure increased this year.